Apron



Aug. M, 1923. EALLL@ s. SPERO APRON Filed Nov. 13 1920 frame mim?ja/mzzlf kjbezw,

Patented Aug.. Ml, '11@233.

Latem@ BMVEL SPEED, 0F MICHIGAN CITY, INDIAN.

AERON.

Application filed November 13, 1920. Serial No. @$8,929.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL SPERO, a 'eltizen of the United States,residing-at Mlchigan City, in thev county of Laporte and State ofllndiana, have invented a new and useful improvement in Aprons, of whichthe following is a' specification.

My invention'relates more partlcularly to aprons for use bybarbers incovering the clothes of persons whose hair is being cut; and my objects,generally stated, are to provide a novel, simple and economicalconstruction of apron by which the use'of buttons, pins or othersuchfastening means for securing the apron about the neck of the wearer,may be avoided, thereby avoiding, among other disadvantages, that of theweakening of the goods of which the apron is made, at the neckportionvthereof; to provide a construction which shall be highlydurable, laundered easily and without danger of impairment, be adaptedto be fitted snugly about the necks of wearers, whether lar e or small,and when positioned for use be ighly effective in preventing the cuthair from getting in'between the apron andthe neck of the wearer; toprovide against the undue weakening ofthe apron at the front portion ofthe part thereof which goes around the neck of the wearer; and otherobjects as will be manifest from the followln description.

eferring to the accompanying drawing:-

Figure 1 is a front view of the upper portion of a person, showing myimproved apron secured in place thereon. Figure 2 is a rear view of theperson, showing the back portion of the apron. Figure 3 is a face viewof the front of the upper end of the apron, showing a portion of one ofthe flaps turned forwardly and downwardly to expose a detail of the rearside of the garment. Figure 4 is an enlarged face view of a part of thestructure shown in Fig. 3; and Figure 5, a section` taken at the line5-5 on Fig. 3 and viewed in the direction of the arrows.

The apron of the particular construction shown and which is preferablyof general rectangular shape and of the length usual in the case ofbarbers aprons, is provided at its upper edge with the recess 4 shown aslocated midway between the lateral edges of the apron, the bottom ofthis recess being rounded as represented at 5. The portions of the apronat the opposite sides of the vrecess are in the formof flaps representedato, the walls of the recess 4 beyond the curved portion 5, andindicated at 7, being preferably straight and parallel. In the making ofthe apron, the edges thereof along the sides 7 are turned rearwardly.

upon themselves and stitched at 7, -at their edges, to A the underl ingportion of thev apron, the said turne resented at 8, and the edges ofthe apron at the curved part 5 between the points indicated at l0, whichedges are cut relatively narrow, are'turned back vand stitched down tothe body of the apron as by the stitching- 5a. Lying within the turnedportions 8 and the turned portions between the points 10, is a draw-tape9, this tape being preferably provided in one piece and stitched to theapron by the stitching 5, to cause it to be held against slippingthereon, between the points 10, or in other words, thel tape is heldagainst slipping in the portion of the apron which extends over thefront portion of the neck of the wearer when applied to use, wherebythis portion of the apron is prevented from wrinkling or gathering, inthe securing of the apron about the neck of the wearer. rlhe ends of thetape 9 instead of being enclosed within the-inturned edge portions 8extending about. the recess 4, throughout the extent of such edges,protrude through openings 11 in the inturned portions 8 at the innerside of the apron, these openings being located short of the upper edgesof the flaps, viewing the apron as in Fig. 3, and in practice preferablylocated about five inches from the upper edge of .each of the flaps 6,the apron, from the points 10 to the openings 11 being free to slide onthe tape, whereby the apron at these portions is free to be gathered orpuckered on the tape ends, which latter, in

the securing of an apron to a wearer, ex- 100 tend at the back portionof the neck and arev tied together, asrepresent'ed in Fig. 2, to causethe apron to fit snugly about the neck of the wearer. The flap portionsdextending beyond the openings 1l and thus in unpuckered or non-gatheredcondition, are then manipulated to cause them to extend across the backof the wearer, one superposed on the other with the portions of theedges 7 beyond the openings 11, extending portions being repl isubstantially horizontally and preferably in the same horizontal planeas the puckered or gathered portions of the edges 7T, as illustratedinFig. 2. It will be understood that if desired these free edges of theflaps may be tucked in between the neck of the wearer and the gatheredportions referred to. The aps 6. serve to cover up the back of thewearer and the entire apron forms an effective covering, therefore,against the cut hair falling upon the'clothes ofthe wearer.

The front portion of the apron at the neck l portion thereof ispreferably reenforeed as-by a separate piece of fabric shown at 12,

stitched to the inner side of the apron along the stitchinof 13 and 5,its upper edge to the lower edge of the recess 4, this reenforcing piecepreferably opposing the tape at the curved portion 5 of the recess 4 asshown.

It will be understood from the foregoing that pins or other fasteningmeans need not be used in securing an apron in position on a wearer, andthat the other advantages hereinbefore referred to are accomplished byconstructing the apron in accordance with my invention.

The tape at the front of the garment also serves to reenforce thecurved, front, edge of the the neck-opening, to prevent the apron fromtearing, especially in launderin it.

hile I have illustrated and described a particular constructionembodying my invention, l do not wish to be understood as intending tolimit it thereto as the same may and conformingat.; .v

being stitched to the apron to be variously modified and altered withoutde artinfv from the spirit `of my invention.

sVhat claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An apron formed at its upper end with a neck-opening with draw-tapethreaded therein, fastenin the apron in place, said tape cngaging t eapron short of the endswof the opening whereby the apron presents flapportions beyond said securing means adapted tobe laid-,against the backof the person, the.apronat the front portion of said neckopening beingsecured t0 the draw-tape to prevent puckering or gathering of thisportion of the apron,

the ends of which are exposed for* 2.A An apron formed with a recess inits upper edge presenting a neck-opening, and a draw-tape lying againstthe edges of said neck-opening, said tape being held against gatheringof the apron at the portion thereof which lies against the front of theneck of a person, and on which, tape portions of the apron at oppositesides of said neck opening, but short of the ends of the neckopening,are movable to gathered condition.

3. An apron formed with a neck-opening, and a draw-tape for securing theapron about the neck of a person, engaging the apron adjacent theneck-opening, the drawtape at the front side of said neck-opening 1prevent puck` ering or gatherlng of the apron at the front part of saidneck-opening and reinforce this part of the apron.

SAMUEL SPERO.

